About Sophora wightii
Sophora wightii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, that is endemic to Tamil Nadu, India.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sophora wightii
- Genus
- Sophora
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Margins of shola forests Key identification features : Small tree
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-May
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)

Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Sophora wightii belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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